Drainage-gutter.



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DRAINAGE GUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 5. 1911.

PatentedrJune 4, 1912.

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JACOB F. WEITZEL, OF COLULVIBUS,y OHIO.

Y DRAINAGE-GUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4:, 1912.

Application led September 5, 1911. Serial No. 647,678.

To aZZ 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, JACOB F. WEITZEL,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drainage- Gutters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in drainage gutters and is particularly designed to improve the type of gutters generally applied to the eaves of houses for carrying olf the moisture of any kind that collects thereon.

It particularly consists in an endeavor to provide such a structure of gutter that the major portion of the moisture collecting therein, will be retained in a comparatively narrow channel whereby a necessary increase of speed and force of travel therein toward a point of drainage will accrue and serve to eifectually cleanse the gutter of normal gatherings therein, such as sediment, leaves etc.

In the elfectuation of this result, I desirably use a partitioned gutter and the partition necessarily prohibits the entrance into the gutter of any extraneous matter of a -suiiicient size to completely block the passage of water therethrough. For instance, the presence of the partition utilized by me, eflectually prohibits the entrance of bricks and slate which frequently lodge therein.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a top plan view of a section of my improved type of gutter showing the location of the drainage port to permit of a simultaneous drainage of both channels formed by the partition, Fig. 2 is a perspective view thereof, and Fig. 3 is a transverse section of a modified form of drainage trough particularly adapted to use in connection with cornice structure.

In the structure shown in Fig. 2, there is comprised a channel member l desirably of semi-cylindrical form having one edge curled as at 2 for increased rigidity and having the central portion thereof struck up in the form of a fold 3 of such a nature as to form a longitudinal partition at about the center of the channel member. This channel member 1 is desirably cut away in such a manner as to form a drainage outlet t communicating with a drainage pipe 5.

The modilied form shown in Fig. 3 is substantially similar to the previously described type of gutter, with the exception that the channel member 6 desirably has its upper longitudinal edges outwardly liared as at 7 and further is provided with a plurality of folds 8 of such a nature as to form spaced longitudinal partitions for the channel member. This trough is likewise provided with a drainage pipe 9.

From the structure set forth, it will be observed that the maj or portion of the water flowing into the trough, will collect in the channeled portion nearest to the roof edge. Owing to the narrow channel formed by this structure, the gathering water will pass to the drainage port with an increased speed and will thereby serve to cleanse this portion of the trough. If the water overflows from this portion of the trough, it will collect in the outer channel portion thereof and pass to the same drainage port. It will be observed that the longitudinal folds formed in the trough, add greatly to the rigidity thereof and further effectually exclude extraneous particles of a size which may not be readily moved by the flow of the water and which would further tend to perforate the bottom of the trough upon dropping thereinto. With these features in mind, itwill be seen that I have provided an improved structure of trough whichis self cleansing in itsnature and which is far more rigid and necessarily possessed of a comparatively increased longevity in comparison with troughs hitherto known.

1. A gutter comprising a body portion, and a comparatively thin longitudinal dividing partition formed integrally therewith, said partition being of a height to form main and supplemental channels.

2. A gutter comprising a body portion having a comparatively thin central ionginelsyand an outlet port communicating with tudinal fold formed therein and dividing both sections of said channel. i@ the body portion into a main and supple- In testimony whereof I affix my signature mental channel. in presence of tWo witnesses. f

5 3. A gutter comprising a channel body JACOB F. WEITZEL. portion having a comparatively thin central Witnesses: f longitudinal partition therein and dividing WALTER E. S. BOOK, the gutter into main and supplemental ohan- A. L. PHELPS.

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